Recent content by Gamma1214

Welcome. Always nice to have another person feeding the fire. By all means, start a build thread when you're ready. We'll all follow along, answer any questions as best we can and enjoy seeing your results. I'll agree that 66lbs is too much (even if it were a canoe). You should be able to...

Looks like some nice country. Thanks for taking the time to post the TR.

No kiddin'... especially retired guys still looking to split a few hairs... :) I'll have to remember this when someone refers to my boats as "cedar strip" canoes. (Could be worse, the other day at the bank, someone asked if I'd built "that kayak" that was sitting on top of my car. I struggled...

Welcome. Teaching & guiding in the summer sounds like a sweet set-up. Sacrilege. I have to agree with Neo... It sounds like a storage problem to me.

Yes, survival is optimal and certainly the preferred outcome. I plan to keep going until I can't and I trust that we'll all know when that time comes. (though maybe work into it a little more slowly in the future :))

I'm not sure if they still make it (I bought mine during Ace Hardware close-out) but the Unicorn Spit that I used on my Merlin build seemed compatible with epoxy. Their website is still up so that might be something...

I agree that it certainly doesn't look like a difficult area to work on & it's probably a great candidate for a first repair. I'd also be curious about what actually caused the damage since the rest of the bottom looks pretty pristine... Too bad the current owner can't tell you more but it...

OK, Alan, ya talked me into it... My next build will be 2 oz e-glass with a 4 oz s-glass football & an extra layer on the (stemless) "stems"

Nice report & great pictures. Thanks for taking the time.

Packing like that, you'll need to build a Raven stripper for your solo river trips. (not that you need even more canoes...)

I'm wondering if you'd need a bilge pump or just dump (again) on the portage?

I think they leave that to us when we trip while portaging. (hopefully not going over a 6 story drop but, I suppose the durability of the canoe would be a secondary concern at that point)

I guess I saw the "convenience packages... starting at..." while scrolling & tapped out early (those prices will do that... I'm frugal). I actually would like to try some Quebec trips except that I don't speak French and my understanding is that you need to have a set itinerary and reserve...

That was my initial thought as well. Although I'm not familiar with these canoes or your market, the time & effort to build or restore canoes (especially your first couple) are not going to be a money-making endeavor. You could do it to preserve a piece of history or save a canoe that you...

Just a heads-up that you might want to check this link. I don't read (or speak) French Canadian but the frownie face suggests that it doesn't work as intended. PS: The last one works & good holy moly... $110 a night for a "canoe camp adventure"... I'm out. I don't even care if they cater the...